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6 Years, that during the time she has known her she observed her
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within 5 Weeks past has observed her to be quite incapable of any Work
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being entirely Melancholly, she saw the Deced on Saturday about Eleven
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o' Clock in the Morning pass by her Door, Deponent spoke to her but she
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her away Deponent says she was a Lober Person, that she used
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